This is True: Photo http://www.thisistrue.com/photo.html en-us 2006-07-02T14:48:49-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Welcome to Western Ideals http://www.thisistrue.com/clevergirl.html Yet Another Story where people will want to see the photos involved. Here they are, from the 2 July 2006 issue:

Clever Girl

"My intentions were good," said Chen Dan, an on-air host of the Women's Channel for China's Changsha TV. "I hoped to draw people's attention to women's health," she said, "but because the format was inappropriate it caused a huge backlash." She was suspended from her job. The advertising she posed for was to support the Shangmei Gynecology Hospital in Changsha. The "format" was topless photos with the caption, "Clever Girls Love Themselves More". Thanks to strategically posed hair, Chen didn't actually reveal much, but the Xinhua news agency editorialized it was "a shame breasts have become the leading actor." (Reuters) ...Just like in the rest of the world.

]]> 1215@http://www.thisistrue.com/ Photo 2006-07-02T14:48:49-07:00 Here Kitty Kitty! http://www.thisistrue.com/bearcat.html Another example of a photo really adding to a story. From True's 25 June 2006 issue:

Bearcat

Suzanne Giovanetti of West Milford, N.J., was sitting reading when her husband said there was a bear in their back yard. She grabbed her camera and ran out on her deck to find the bear had been treed -- by the neighbor's tabby cat, Jack. After 10-15 minutes the bear finally jumped out of the tree and ran, with Jack in hot pursuit. It escaped by climbing another tree. "He doesn't want anybody in his yard," Jack's owner said. (Newark Star-Ledger) ...Yeah, but the bear doesn't know Jack.

]]> 1214@http://www.thisistrue.com/ Photo 2006-07-01T07:00:00-07:00 What Police Car Videos are For? http://www.thisistrue.com/patrolcam.html Video Captures and Update Below

So much for taping drunk drivers stumbling around. This cop had a much better use for his vehicle camera system, spending hours of on-duty time making, and later watching, recordings. From True's 5 March 2006 issue:

Bad Boy, Bad Boy, Whatcha Gonna Do?

Jack Munsey, 36, a Martin County, Fla., sheriff's deputy, has been fired after an investigation showed he was using his patrol car video system "for unofficial purposes." Video from Munsey's car camera included zooms of bikini-clad women, "an extreme close-up of a motorcycle passenger's breasts," and scores of other "inappropriate" images, the investigation found. A Police Benevolent Association attorney says the various shots of multiple women were not a "regular" thing, but "only an isolated, dumb, stupid and [juvenile] event." (Palm Beach Post) ...The PBA's message: for a citizen, twice is "multiple offense". For a cop, dozens and dozens is an "isolated event".

Screen Caps from his Camera
Nice Zoom
Nice Zoom
Just two frames from hours of video. Deputy Munsey contested his firing, calling the situation an "isolated event." (Photos courtesy Martin County Sheriff)
]]> 1210@http://www.thisistrue.com/ Photo 2006-03-05T12:24:26-07:00 Blame It on the Intern http://www.thisistrue.com/klink.html Political dirty tricks are nothing new. What's new is being busted doing it on the Internet. Yeah, they took the photo down, but thanks to Google caches and such, idiocy can live forever. From True's 5 February 2006 issue:

Campy Campaign

Coleen Rowley, running for Congress from Minnesota, has apologized to her opponent, incumbent U.S. Rep. John Kline, for a photo of Kline on her web site. The photo used Kline's face pasted over a publicity shot of Nazi prison camp commandant Col. Wilhelm Klink from the 1960s TV show, Hogan's Heroes. Rowley's campaign manager blamed the deed on "a volunteer Web site person who didn't understand the implications of using the Colonel Klink image." (St. Paul Pioneer Press) ...So can we assume he's been "Disssssmissssed!"?

]]> 1208@http://www.thisistrue.com/ Photo 2006-02-05T15:15:06-07:00 Just in Time for Halloween Or...? http://www.thisistrue.com/pimp.html Despite the bravado expressed by the company's spokesman, "Brands On Sale" appears to have backed off -- the costumes are gone from their web site. But we have photos!

]]> 1205@http://www.thisistrue.com/ Photo 2005-09-20T15:41:57-07:00 Canada: Outpruding the U.S. http://www.thisistrue.com/tennis.html See Update Below!

The U.S. has its Janet Jackson scandal; Canada has a scandal over a completely clothed woman with a modest neckline. And naturally, we have the photos to illustrate this earth-shattering story from True's 21 August 2005 issue:

]]> 1198@http://www.thisistrue.com/ Photo 2005-08-22T15:37:16-07:00 Tattooed & Screwed http://www.thisistrue.com/guntattoo.html Each month, Premium subscribers get an extra story without a tagline, which they're invited to supply -- otherwise known as the monthly Tagline Challenge. Two things usually come out of the Challenge efforts: 1) readers find out just how hard it is to come up with a good story tag, and 2) the collective brainpower of the Premium edition subscribers is a mighty force -- the lineup of entries is usually quite funny. The following story is from the June 2005 Challenge. Challenge stories aren't usually posted on the web site, but this one is because of the photo that goes with it:

]]> 1194@http://www.thisistrue.com/ Guns 2005-06-30T13:19:28-07:00 Saaya Irie Photos http://www.thisistrue.com/saayairie.html Saaya Melts Hearts -- But May Break Yours

A photo is "worth 1000 words," so yes, we've got the photos (below). But usually you need some words to put the photos in context. Before exhibiting any lust, be sure to note the girl's age! From True's 22 May 2005 issue:

]]> 1193@http://www.thisistrue.com/ Photo 2005-05-30T09:07:56-07:00 These Photos are Not for Discriminating Consumers! http://www.thisistrue.com/spank.html When is the discriminatory treatment of women not really discriminatory? How about when an ad campaign shows women and men being treated exactly the same? Nope: that's still discrimination! At least, in South Africa. But to really judge, you need to see the photos, which follow the story from True's 13 March 2005 issue:

]]> 1183@http://www.thisistrue.com/ Photo 2005-03-13T13:04:49-07:00 Our Kind of Hostage Problem http://www.thisistrue.com/hostage.html Sometimes a photo is just the thing to finish off a good story. From True's 27 February 2005 issue:

We Recognized His Plastic Smile

"Our mujahideen ... have managed to capture the American soldier John Adam after killing a number of his colleagues," an Al Qaeda web site said in Arabic, claiming it had captured a soldier in Iraq. It even posted a photo of the soldier, bound and at gunpoint. But "no units have reported anyone missing," said a Pentagon spokesman. A spokesman for Dragon Models USA has cleared up the mystery: the photo shows an action figure, "Special Ops Cody", which the company sold in stores in Kuwait. Even the rifle shown is a toy, and included in the package. "Everything the guy is wearing is exactly what comes with our figure," says the spokesman. (Reuters, AP) ...The Pentagon spokesman said they plan to pay a ransom, "as soon as we can find a few Monopoly games."

]]> 1179@http://www.thisistrue.com/ Terrorism 2005-02-27T14:24:25-07:00